Government Grant AgencyUnited Kingdom (GB)Tier 1
Innovate UK — Innovation Loans & Investor Partnerships
Blended non-dilutive bridge grants and patient capital for late-stage R&D scale-ups.
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Title
Engineering Biology Investor Partnerships round 1
Deadline
2026-12-02
Ticket size
See official call
Description
UK registered SMEs can apply for a share of up to £8 million to develop engineering biology products and services with selected investor partners. Opened 1 October 2026; closes 2 December 2026, 11:00am UK time (Innovate UK, via the Innovation Funding Service).
Eligibility
✓ UK registered micro, small or medium sized business✓ Single applicants only✓ Project work carried out in the UK and results exploited in or from the UK✓ Seeking private financing of at least twice the grant requested
Other United Kingdom sources in the matrix
Government Grant Agency
Innovate UK (UKRI) — Smart Grants
Government Grant Agency
ARIA (Advanced Research and Invention Agency) — ARIA Programmes
Government Grant Agency
Dstl / DASA — DASA Open Call
Government Grant Agency
UK Space Agency (UKSA) — National Space Innovation Programme (NSIP)
Government Grant Agency
DESNZ — Net Zero Innovation Portfolio (NZIP)
Government Grant Agency
Scottish Enterprise — SMART: SCOTLAND
Government Grant Agency
Welsh Government / DfB — SMART FIS (Flexible Innovation Support)
Government Grant Agency
Invest Northern Ireland — Grant for R&D
Government Grant Agency
NIHR (Health & Social Care) — i4i (Invention for Innovation)
University TTO / Spinout Hub
University of Cambridge — Cambridge Enterprise / Seed Funds
University TTO / Spinout Hub
University of Oxford — Oxford University Innovation (OUI) / Oxford Science Enterprises
University TTO / Spinout Hub
Imperial College London — Imperial Enterprise Lab / Techstars